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sagittarie , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
@sagittarie@lemmy.world avatar

Considering how problematic water heaters can be, I’d refuse shipment on that. Especially with the glass lining. It looks like someone hit it with a forklift or something.

ptz , in Has anyone successfully removed carpenter bees?
@ptz@dubvee.org avatar

I bought a fancy trap, and they chewed through it.

I hung paper bags up to simulate a hornets nest. Useless

I’ve filled in their burrows and repainted. Nope.

Only thing that has worked is hunting them with my pup. She’ll track and bark at them, I’ll swat them down with a broom, she pins 'em, and I go in for the kill with my boot.

Would love to find a more hands off solution that works, though.They’re literally eating me out of home.

flying_monkies , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
@flying_monkies@kbin.social avatar

Nope, anything where the box has a hole through it I refuse to accept the shipment. I've seen too many incidents where "it looks fine, it's a small hole" turn into a nightmare.

generally_incorrect , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?

I say send it back. Safe or not you shouldn’t be stuck with that.

Can you tilt it back and forth? Hear anything rattle?

yankeebobo , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
@yankeebobo@lemmy.world avatar

That’s not what you paid for regardless of whether it’s safe. But I wouldn’t

Billy_Gnosis , in New water heater got dinged during shipping/delivery. Is it usable?
@Billy_Gnosis@lemmy.world avatar

No expert, but that looks like it took a pretty heavy hit. I probably wouldn’t risk it. Depending on how bad the old one is leaking, you may want to turn the water off and deal with no water for a couple of days

usualsuspect191 , in new build, rock filled yard.

Are you able to include some pictures by chance?

kiwifoxtrot , in Bathroom Exhaust Question
@kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world avatar

Shouldn’t be a problem to tie them both together. You’ll want to add check valves on both lines before they join together. If you haven’t bought a fan yet, I highly recommend the Panasonic WhisperFit series. They pull a ton of air, are energy efficient, and are very quiet. I went from having condensation on my mirror after a shower to nothing at all.

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